Nomination of John F. KordekTo Be United States
Ambassador to Botswana

June 6, 1988

The
President today announced his intention to nominate John F. Kordek,
of Illinois, a career member of the
Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, as Ambassador to the Republic of Botswana. He would succeed Natale H. Bellocchi.

Mr.
Kordek joined the Foreign Service in 1964. He began
his diplomatic career as vice consul at the U.S. consulate general in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Since then he has been
posted in Belgrade, Brussels, Warsaw, Caracas, and Washington, holding positions such
as counselor and Charge d'Affaires. Upon his return
to Washington in 1983, Mr. Kordek was assigned as Director of USIA operations in Latin America and the Caribbean. In February 1985, Mr. Kordek was appointed as Director of USIA's
European operations. Mr. Kordek currently holds the
position as Counselor of the USIA, the third ranking job in the USIA and the
most senior career position.

Mr.
Kordek graduated from JohnsHopkinsUniversity (M.A., 1967) and DePaulUniversity (Ph.B.,
1964). Mr. Kordek was born June
9, 1938,
in Chicago, IL. He is married, has two
children, and resides in Annandale, VA.

Nomination of Thomas
Edmund McNamara To Be United States Ambassador to Colombia

June 6, 1988

The
President today announced his intention to nominate Thomas Edmund McNamara, of Connecticut, a career member of the
Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, as Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia. He would succeed
Charles A. Gillespie, Jr.

Mr.
McNamara joined the Department of State in 1965. He has served overseas in Paris, Lubumbashi, Bukavu,
Moscow, and most recently as
deputy chief of mission in Kinshasa, Zaire, 1980 - 1983. In Washington, he has worked in the
Bureau of European Affairs, the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and the
Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs. Until September 1986, he served for 3
years as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs.
Since January 1987 he has been the Director of Counterterrorism and Narcotics
on the staff of the National Security Council.

Mr.
McNamara graduated from ManhattanCollege (B.A., 1962) and the
University of Notre Dame (M.A., 1964). He was born September
16, 1940,
in New
Haven,
CT. He is married, has two
children, and currently resides in Washington, DC.

Nomination of John J. Maresca for the Rank of Ambassador While Serving as Chief
of the U.S. Delegation to the Conference on Confidence and SecurityBuilding Measures and Disarmament in Europe

June 6, 1988

The
President today announced his intention to nominate John J. Maresca,
of Connecticut, a career member of the
Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador
in his capacity as chief of the United States delegation to the
Conference on Confidence and Security Building Measures (CSBM).

Mr.
Maresca joined the Foreign Service in 1966 and was
vice consul in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 1967 - 1968, he was
the political officer at the U.S. Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands. In 1968 - 1970, he
served as the assistant French desk officer in the Department of State, and in
1970 he went to Brussels, Belgium, as the Deputy Director
of the Office of the Secretary General of NATO. From 1973 to 1975, he served as
the Deputy Chief of the U.S. delegation to the
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) in Helsinki, Finland, and Geneva, Switzerland. He returned to the
Department in 1975 and was the officer in charge of NATO political affairs.
From 1977 to 1980, Mr. Maresca served as the deputy
political counselor in Paris, France, and in 1977 was the
Deputy Chief of the U.S. delegation to the CSCE
in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. From 1980 to 1982, he
was the Director, Office of Western European Affairs in the Department of
State, before returning to Paris in 1982 to serve as the
deputy chief of mission. Mr. Maresca was a visiting
fellow at GeorgetownUniversity's School of Foreign Service from 1985 to 1986.
Since 1986 he has been serving as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for European
and NATO Policy at the Department of Defense.

Mr.
Maresca received a B.A. in 1959 from YaleUniversity. He served in the
United States Navy from 1959 to 1965. He was born December
9, 1937,
in Stresa, Italy. Mr. Maresca is married, has one child, and resides in Chevy Chase, MD.

Nomination of Timothy
Lathrop TowellTo Be United
States Ambassador to Paraguay

June 6, 1988

The
President today announced his intention to nominate Timothy Lathrop Towell, of Ohio, a career member of the
Senior Foreign Service, Class One, as Ambassador to the Republic of Paraguay. He would succeed Clyde
D. Taylor.

Mr.
Towell joined the Foreign Service in 1963. He has
served as vice consul in Valencia, Spain, 1963 - 1965; second
secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid, Spain, 1965 - 1966; and
consul for the U.S. consulate in Cochabamba, Bolivia, 1967 - 1968. In 1968
he was detailed to the Agency for International Development at the U.S. Embassy
in La
Paz,
Bolivia. He returned to Washington and served as Bolivian
desk officer at the Department of State, 1968 - 1970, and Spanish desk officer,
1970 - 1972. He has also served as U.S. consul in Porto Alegre, Brazil, 1972 - 1974; first
secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Brussels, Belgium, 1975 - 1979;
political-economic officer for the U.S. Interests Section in Havana, Cuba, 1979 - 1980; and
legislative management officer for Europe in the Office of
Congressional Relations at the Department of State, 1980 - 1983. Since 1983, he
has been Deputy Chief of Protocol at the Department of State.

Mr.
Towell graduated from YaleUniversity (B.A., 1957) and CaseWestern ReserveUniversity (M.A., 1962). He was
born January 31, 1934, in Cleveland, OH. He served in the
United States Army Reserve, 1959. Mr. Towell is
married, has two children, and resides in Washington, DC.

Nomination of Harry E. BergoldTo Be United States
Ambassador to Morocco

June 6, 1988

The
President today announced his intention to nominate Harry E. Bergold, of Florida, a career member of the
Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, as Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco. He would succeed
Thomas Anthony Nassif.

Mr. Bergold entered
the Foreign Service as an international economist in the Department of State in
1957. He was third secretary in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 1959 - 1961, and
second secretary in Mexico City, 1961 - 1963. He then
returned to the Department of State, where he served as the desk officer for Mexico, 1964 - 1966. From 1967
to 1972, Mr. Bergold was politico-military officer in
Madrid, Spain, and political
counselor in Panama, 1972. In 1973, he was
detailed to the Department of Defense, first as Deputy Assistant Secretary for
European and NATO Affairs, 1973; then as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Legislative Affairs, 1976. He served as Director for International Affairs of
the White House energy staff, 1977, and was then detailed to the Department of
Energy as Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, 1978 - 1979. From 1980
to 1983, he was Ambassador to Hungary. He was Ambassador to
the Republic of Nicaragua, 1984 - 1987. Since
1987 Mr. Bergold has been diplomat-in-residence at
the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC.

Mr.
Bergold graduated from YaleUniversity (B.A., 1953; M.A.,
1957). He was born November 11, 1931, in Olean, NY. He served in the
United States Army, 1954 - 1956. He is married and resides in Washington, DC.

Appointment of Abe Pollin as a Member of the International Cultural and TradeCenter Commission

June 6, 1988

The
President today announced his intention to appoint Abe Pollin
to be a Member of the International Cultural and Trade Center Commission for a
term expiring August 20, 1989. This is a new
position.

Since
1973 Mr. Pollin has been chairman of the board of the
Capital Centre in Landover, MD. He is also the owner of
the Washington Bullets professional basketball team.

Mr.
Pollin graduated from GeorgeWashingtonUniversity (B.A., 1945). He was
born on December 3, 1923, in Philadelphia, PA. He is married, has two
children, and resides in Bethesda, MD.